Display cabinet



March 24. 1925'.

E. w .PELzER DISPLAY CABINET Filed March 26, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 March '24, 1925; 1,530,612

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. 1,530,612 E. W. PELZER l DISPLAY CABINET Filed March 26, 1923 3 s heets-Sheet 5 I in i I u n 5 r! M) I R0 MPfiLZEK Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES A 1,530,612 PATENT OFFICE.

nnwann w, PELZE'R, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR or onnHALF TOBRUNO n.

BELZ, or onIcAe-o, ILLINOIS. r

DISPLAY CABINET.

Application filed March 2c, 1923. Serial 1164627391.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARDWV. PELZER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aDisplay Cabinet; and I'do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and'tothe numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a display cabinet or case for neck ties or the like. 1

It is an object of thisinvention to provide-a cabinet having a. novel form of tie suspending rack hinged therein and pro vided with means for controlling the same during the outward swinging movements thereof and for retaining the same in different positions.

WVith these and other objects in view, which will become more apparent in the following description and disclosures in the drawings, this invention comprises the novel mechanism and combinations hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of this invention, and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features .in the different views:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the cabinet showing the tie supporting rack in its housed position.

Figure 2 is an enlarged andbroken sectional view of a tie sup iiorting rack.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary bottom plan view of a tie rack.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view through a guide showing the controlling rod for the racks in elevation.

Figure 5 is a section through the cabinet showing the top plan view of the tie supporting racks.

Figure 6 is an enlarged side elevational view of a tie rack.

Figure 7 is an ei'ilarged fragmentary elevational view of the rack support and the locking latch.

Figure 8 is a diagrammatic view illus trating the tie supporting racks in an outwardly swung position. M

Figure 9 is a section through a tie supporting rack illustrating the manner of-supporting a tie.

As shown on the drawings:

In referringnow to the drawing, there is illustrated a cabinet 1 which may be constructed of any suitable material such as wood or metal. While the cabinet may be of. any particular shape or design, a substantially cubical onehas been illustrated.

A hinged member 2 which serves as a support for tie supporting racks is hinged at its forward end to theinn'er front and upper margin of one of the lateral sides of the. cabinet, as indicated at 3 (Fig. 1) This hinge member 2 is a trifle shorter than the lateral sides of the cabinet so that it may readily be swung inwardly and outwardly, and it is preferably of adepth corresponding to the depth of the racks.

Upon the lower rear side of the hinged member 2, there is a slidable latch 4; (Fig. 7 supported in suitable bearingsli and 6 and provided with a downwardly projecting handle 7 for operating the same. The rear endof the latch is adapted for co -operation with akeep'er 8 (Fig. 5) upon the rear wall of the cabinet for retaining the hinged rack I supporting member 2 in proper position vided with a hollow guideway at its upper end for housing the control rod 12 shown in Fig. 4. At suitably spaced intervals these hinge memberslO and 11 are provided with hinge eyes 13 over which the hinge ears 14: of the tie racks 'fit; pivot pins extending through saideyes and ears, for hinging the tie racks to the hinge members.

In the present embodiment of this invention, these tie supportingracks comprise an upper rack member 15 hinged to the member 11 and a lower rack member 16 hinged to the member 10, the free ends of the respective rack members of a rack being connected by a vertical tie piece 17. Adjacent the outer ends of the: upper. rack one1nbers15 are resilient spacing and buffer members 18 which may be struck therefrom, the outside. rack members 1?. having but one spacing. buffer 18 which is positioned upon the inner side thereof, while the intermediate rack members have a spacing buffer upon each side, as shown in Fig. 8. These spacing buffers maintain the different racks in proper spaced relation at their outer ends. Each upper rack member 15* is. provided .with separate spaced compart'mentslQ through which a folded tie may pass. In the eXemplificat-ion of this invention, each upper. rack. member 15 is formed by folding a thinstrip of metal they be swung obliquely at. angles to the hinged supporting member 2 when they are swung outwardly or inwardly of thecabinet.

.It is therefore necessary to provide some oblique positions, as shown in dotted lines .in Fig. 5, in which positions they will clear the opposite side of. the cabinet. In the prosto provide two parallel portions suitably spaced apart, forming the hinge ears-at the closed end and securing the free endsto the tie pieces 17. 'At suitable intervals partitions connect the parallelpo rtions and divide the space therebetween into a number of separate compartments 19 .open at the upper and lower ends. iThese partitions 20 may be in the form of metal piec s having lateral lugs extending through suitable apertures in the .parallel portions and crimped' thereover.

The lower rack members 16 consist in the present instance each of a folded-metal strip having hinge ears 18 formed at its folded 17. Rivets: may be used to secure the folded portions 1n contiguous relatlon. At suit able intervals, corresponding to the compartments in the upper rack'member, tie retainers 21 are provided upon opposite sides of the lower rack member. In the present i-nstance,these tie retainers are in-the form of tongues struck from'the-folded portions and bent in spaced parallel relation therewithso that a folded portion ofatie may be slipped thereon. In suspending a tie 26 upon a rack, the tie is folded longitudinally by superposing one half upon the other half and passing thefolded enid downthrough a compartmentin the upper rack member and attaching the looped end over a retainer 21. The open compartments 19 are sufliciently wide so that two folded ties i'iay be passed theret-hro-ugh and their looped ends hung upon opposite retainers 21, as shown inFig. 8, with the free ends dan-glingover opposite sides of the upper rack member.

The hinge member 2 with the tieracks hinged thereto is normally positioned within the cabinet,which may be provided with a. door 1-for closing the same. WVhen it is desired to exhibit the ties, the door is opened and the racks swung outwardly, as shown in .Fig. 8, whereby the ties may-be readily inspected by swinging the racks as illustrated, and in which positionnewties-may be placed thereon.

As the racks extend substantially the latent instance, the flexible connection 22 consists of a,pair.of jointed linkshaving the old form of slot and pin, lost motion connection with the lnnermost rack. The rod 12 is ,housed- -in the aforementioned guideway of the upper hinge member 11 and is provided with acollar 23 at its inner end from which .a-bolt .24 projects through aslot.in the.

guideway for attachment to the flexible connection 22. A coil spring 25 is confined within the guidewayand around the rod 12' .and abuts-the collar 23 and the forward end of the guideway through whiclrthe rod 12 1 projects so that it may be g outwardly.

It will be appreciated that by providing end andsecured at its free ends to a tie piece asped and pulled means .for first swinging the tie. racks obliquely before they are bodily swungfrom the cabinetor case, it 1821305811316 to use a ,smaller ease-and one that need not bepro- .vidcd with extra space to allow for-the radius" ofmovement. It is also character- ,istic of this'invention that. the ties can be who is often pronetoiunattach and handle.

.readily inspeetedby swinging the racks,.but

cannot be easilyremoved by a purchaser a great many. The construction is also I unique in. that it will accommodate :a com- .ceptacle having a-door at' its front end, a

member hinged to theforward upper inner ,margin of said receptacle and :swingable inwardly and outwardly of said receptacle,

tie supporting racks hinged to said member,

-a latch supported by said member, keepers,

one on the rear wall of said receptacle and the other on .the forward margin'of the lateral wall, for engagement with said latch, and a yieldingly supported pull rod sli'dingly mounted on said .member and connected to one of saidrocks for the purpose set forth.

2. In a tie display cabinet, a hinged member pivoted to swing inwardly and outward ly of said cabinet, latch mechanism for retaining the same in different positions, tie racks hinged to said member, and a yieldingly and slidably supported rod connected to the rear rack and operative for swinging the racks on their hinge connections and for swinging said member when in unlatched position.

3. In a tie display cabinet, a hinged member adapted to swing inwardly and outwardly of saidcabinet, and tieracks hinged to said member, said racks having end spacing members struck from the body thereof for retaining the same in spaced parallel relation.

4. In a tie display cabinet, a hinged member adapted to be swung inwardly and outwardly of said cabinet, and tie-holding racks hinged to said member, each having a plurality of separate tie-retaining compartments longitudinally disposed therein.

5. In a tie display cabinet, a hinged member adapted to be swung inwardly and outwardly of said cabinet, tie suspending racks hinged to said member, a longitudinally yieldable rod supported by said member, and

'bers having retainersfor engagement with the ties when looped, j

7. In a tie display cabinet, a hingedmember adapted to 'be swung inwardly and out-- wardly of said cabinet, and tie holding rackshinged to said member, and comprising upper and lower members, the upper members havlng separate compartments for receiving individual ties and the lower members each having retainers upon opposite sides thereof for engagement with separate ties when looped.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWVARD WV. PELZER. Witnesses:

BRUNO R. BELZ, J ULIUS Zwnrconon. 

